LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Another winter storm is expected to hit Northern California this weekend, making it the third storm in a row in recent weeks, forecasters said.
The National Weather Service in Sacramento is predicting that a Pacific frontal system will move into Northern California Saturday night, bringing rain, thunderstorms and mountain snow across most of the region for the remainder of the weekend and into the start of next week.
In the case of snow, the two recent storms have coated California's higher elevations – including the mountains in northern Lake County – with a thin layer of snow, according to satellite imagery and mapping provided by the National Weather Service.
The specific forecast for Lake County puts the chance of showers beginning on Saturday night at 50 percent, with showers likely on Sunday.
Conditions are expected to clear during the day Monday, with chances of rain from Monday night through Wednesday, according to the forecast.
Total rainfall from the storm is expected to be between a quarter and half an inch of rain throughout most of Lake County, with between half an inch and an inch in the county's northern mountain areas.
The National Weather Service continues to urge caution in burn areas due to the potential for rain to cause heavy debris flow.
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Weekend storm to bring more rain, mountain snow
- Elizabeth Larson
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